L'Chayim: Rabbi Meir Kahane

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Meir Kahane’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

you're watching Shalom TV celebrating Jewish [Music] culture Jewish Education in media is pleased to present layam a program that highlights the people issues and events of importance to the Jewish Community now here is your host Rabbi mark at 9:05 p.m. on a Monday night in at 9:05 p.m. on a Monday night in November 1990 the 18th of keshan 5751 in a conference room at the Marriott Hotel on Manhattan's East Side a man walked to the front of the room and put a bullet into the neck of Rabbi mayor Kahana the Brooklyn Born rabbi 58 years old who' moved to Israel to live on the West Bank had just completed an address West Bank had just completed an address to a gathering of his supporters it was the last address he would ever give for an hour later at Bellevue Hospital mayor Kahana was pronounced dead from that gunshot wound it took my breath away when I heard that mayor Kahana had been assassinated and while I'm sure there were some in the Jewish community who shed no tears for A man they felt only preached violence himself many many more even many who did himself many many more even many who did not share his views were truly saddened by his death although I often disagreed with Mar Kahana I liked him personally very much and over the years hosting leim I enjoyed his company both on and off microphone and Camera he was bright charismatic a superb debater with a Ry sense of humor and he was a man of passion and

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